Household Pets

This policy identifies the expenses related to state and local governments’ emergency pet evacuation and sheltering activities that may be eligible for reimbursement following a major disaster or emergency declaration.

The members of the NASAAEP Sheltering Best Practices Working Group have drafted this white paper as a resource and guide to those who have been tasked with emergency animal sheltering. The document addresses all aspects of emergency animal sheltering from the planning stages through activation and setting up the shelter, to the daily needs of animals and their caretakers, to the demobilization of the facility and resources, to long-term recovery needs, and include lessons to be learned from experiencing each of these stages.